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  • I'm a Black Man. I'm Not Offended by Racial Jokes

    04/11/2024 12:10:58 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 31 replies
    Newsweak ^ | Apr 10, 2024 | Eugene Lathan
    I was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, in the late 50s and early 60s. My experience with racism was much more prominent than some people's experience today. Imagine being in line at a store and you're next, but a white person pushes their way past you and the clerk takes them instead of you. Imagine going to the doctor's office and only being allowed to enter from the rear of the building. Imagine not being allowed to be in certain areas of your city after dark. Imagine living segregated in just about all neighborhoods...... I experienced a culture shock,...
  • Canadian Hockey Host in Trouble Over 'Racist' Jibe (Called French-Canadians Cowards)

    02/16/2004 7:17:29 PM PST · by ComtedeMaistre · 6 replies · 186+ views
    Yahoo! ^ | Fri Feb 6 | Comte de Maistre
    Canadian Hockey Host in Trouble Over 'Racist' Jibe Fri Feb 6, 4:31 PM ET By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The combative co-host of a popular Canadian ice hockey TV show found himself in hot water on Friday after suggesting that players from French-speaking Quebec were cowards for wearing protective visors. Although Don Cherry has made disparaging remarks about French Canadians before, his comments on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" that "most of the guys that wear (visors) are European or French guys" show sparked widespread unhappiness. Canada's official languages commissioner has launched a probe into the comments, which federal...